Applications available for Sass nursing scholarship

by jmaloni

Submitted

Wed, Apr 9th 2014 01:30 pm

Applications
are now being accepted for the Ruth and William O. Sass Scholarship to
encourage excellence in the field of nursing.

Named
in honor of Dr. and Mrs. William O. Sass, the scholarship is awarded annually
to one or more qualified applicants pursuing a course of study for a
baccalaureate degree in nursing. It is funded from interest income assigned to
an endowment fund in their name at the Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center
Foundation.

Scholarship
recipients must be a graduate of Niagara Falls High School, Niagara Catholic
High School or Lewiston-Porter High School.

Other
criteria for consideration include academic achievement, community involvement
and commitment; nursing career goals; personal and professional references; and
the availability of other resources.

Upon
graduation, awardees are expected to apply for appropriate employment vacancies
at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center and to accept a position if offered.

Applications
must be submitted to the Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Foundation no
later than May 15. To obtain an application, call 716-278-4604.